Thesaurus results for MÊLÉE

melee

noun

ˈmā-ˌlā

as in brawl

a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people a verbal disagreement at the football game soon turned into a general melee involving scores of spectators

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Recent Examples of melee Shanahan’s Niners bested Pete Carroll’s Hawks in a 2022 wild-card melee; San Francisco had 505 yards of offense and won 41-23. —

Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026 The confrontation caused a melee afterward, which was caught on video. —

Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 2 Jan. 2026 The melee was broken up by authorities quickly, though the yelling continued as they were ushered out of the room. —

Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026 Now, the sparring parties apologized for the melee and confirmed that Jane’s Addiction has come to an end. —

Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 17 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for melee

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brawl

Noun

In a separate clip shared online, another brawl can be seen erupting in a hallway near some exit doors.

— Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2026
Knox, who committed to wrestle at Rutgers University, and his dad were initially charged with simple assault for purposely/knowingly causing bodily injury after a brawl broke out at Collingswood High School on February.

— Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026